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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 817
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Towels or cloths |
| PT EXPOSED TO SMOKE FROM TOWEL BEING IN MICROWAVE TOO LONG. NO FIRE. HA S HEADACHE. NO FDA. D: SMOKE INHALATION/EXPOSURE, HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| 25 YO MALE PUNCHED A MICROWAVE DOORCONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SPILLED HOT WAX ON ABDOMEN WHEN TAKING OUT OF MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT KICKED MICROWAVE LAST NIGHT,C/O SWELLING & PAIN DX FOOT SPRAIN/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT LIFTED MICROWAVE OVEN OVER HIS HEAD AT HOME TODAY AND INJURED HIS BA CK DX// ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Foods |
| BURN FOREARM - 20 YOF WAS TAKING HOT SOUP OUT OF MICROWAVE OVEN AND SPI LLED SOUP ONTO LEFT FOREARM SUSTAINING A BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Cosmetics |
| JAMMED FINGER INTO MICROWAVE BROKE FAKE NAIL IT IS PULLING AWAY FROM FINGER, DX; FINGER AVULSION/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN FINGER - BURNED FINGER WHEN REMOVING HOT FACIAL WAX FROM MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| LAC R 5TH TOE, PT SUST INJURY W/A MICROWAVE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING , ROM LIMITED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens, Hot water |
| PATIENT WAS HEATING UP A CUP OF WATER IN MICROWAVE TO WASH HAIR, SHE DROPPED CUP & IT SPLASHED INTO HER FACE. DX - 1ST DEG BURN TO LT FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| THERMAL BURNS, 2ND DEGREE TO LEFT THUMB, 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS FROM STEAM BURNS SECONDARY TO PULLING FOOD OUT OF MICROWAVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| TOOK POT PIE OUT OF MICROWAVE AND FLUID BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| GLASS MICROWAVE TURNTABLE FELL ON TOE TOE HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM THE OUTSIDE OF A MICROWAVE A T HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| FX LEFT 2ND TOE-SUS INJ WHEN SHE DROPPED A MICROWAVE AND IT LANDED ON L EFT TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT PUNCHED A MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT, WITH MULT. RECENT ER VISITS, HAS HAD VERTIGO X4 DAYS. FELL AND HIT FACE ON MICROWAVE. HEADACHE. HAS SI & PLAN TO OD. D:SI. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/27/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Microwave ovens |
| PT INJURED SHOULDER MOVING A MICROWAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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